英语词汇“pliantness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

a pliant Congress that will do whatever the President wants a pliant branch bent low with the weight of ripe fruit

Recent Examples on the Web The latter was met by a pervasive campaign of repression from Beijing and a new national security law rubber-stamped by Hong Kong’s pliant legislature.

Karina Tsui, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 Chassis settings are pliant to the point of sometimes feeling soft.

Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 24 June 2022 Pérez oversees a vast network of pliant news media, dependent not only on his grace and favor for information and access but cowed, too, by the sheer scale and heft of his business interests.

New York Times, 27 May 2022 Abnesti’s best patient is the sullen, pliant Jeff (Miles Teller), a convict serving time for manslaughter who’s haunted by memories of the misbehavior that landed him in prison.

David Sims, The Atlantic, 20 June 2022 The roasted carrots are cooked to a pliant, mellow sweetness that ricochets off the tart pickles and the crunch of the raw vegetables.

Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2022 Amplified by a pliant Russian media, the pretext appears to enjoy widespread public buy-in.

Patrick Galey, NBC News, 8 May 2022 In gentler modes, the air springs still feel pliant by segment standards, with the Trofeo's body moving noticeably under bigger loadings.

Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 5 Apr. 2022 Critics claim that coverage of the election campaign was dominated by a pliant media.

John Fund, National Review, 5 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English pliaunt, borrowed from Anglo-French pliant, plyaunt "able to be bent or folded, obedient, compliant," from present participle of plier "to fold, bend" — more at ply entry 3

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	pliantness
释义	pliant adjective pli·ant ˈplī-ənt 1 : pliable sense 1a 2 : easily influenced : yielding 3 : suitable for varied uses pliantly adverb pliantness noun Synonyms bendy [chiefly British] flexible limber lissome lissom lithe lithesome pliable supple willowy See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a pliant Congress that will do whatever the President wants a pliant branch bent low with the weight of ripe fruit Recent Examples on the Web The latter was met by a pervasive campaign of repression from Beijing and a new national security law rubber-stamped by Hong Kong’s pliant legislature. Karina Tsui, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 Chassis settings are pliant to the point of sometimes feeling soft. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 24 June 2022 Pérez oversees a vast network of pliant news media, dependent not only on his grace and favor for information and access but cowed, too, by the sheer scale and heft of his business interests. New York Times, 27 May 2022 Abnesti’s best patient is the sullen, pliant Jeff (Miles Teller), a convict serving time for manslaughter who’s haunted by memories of the misbehavior that landed him in prison. David Sims, The Atlantic, 20 June 2022 The roasted carrots are cooked to a pliant, mellow sweetness that ricochets off the tart pickles and the crunch of the raw vegetables. Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2022 Amplified by a pliant Russian media, the pretext appears to enjoy widespread public buy-in. Patrick Galey, NBC News, 8 May 2022 In gentler modes, the air springs still feel pliant by segment standards, with the Trofeo's body moving noticeably under bigger loadings. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 5 Apr. 2022 Critics claim that coverage of the election campaign was dominated by a pliant media. John Fund, National Review, 5 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English pliaunt, borrowed from Anglo-French pliant, plyaunt "able to be bent or folded, obedient, compliant," from present participle of plier "to fold, bend" — more at ply entry 3 First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition pliant adjective pli·ant ˈplī-ənt : pliable pliantness noun as in pliableness Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pliableness suppleness ductility pliancy adaptability pliability workableness elasticity workability plasticity malleability limberness flexibility resilience Antonyms & Near Antonyms stiffness rigidity inflexibility
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pliant

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